One of the tables at the 2016 RRRA Hamfest & ARRL ND State Convention
was a display about the
National Silent Key Archive™
featuring North Dakota Amateur Radio Operators from before 1946; back
when our prefix was “W9.” Photo by K8CMU
This display was created, and manned, by Gordon Bean, K8MRS, of St.
Charles, Michigan. Photo by K8CMU
Gordon introduced convention goers to the National Silent Key
Archive™ and handed out information sheets which encouraged fellow
radio amateurs to submit known silent keys to the Archive. Screenshot of the National Silent Key Archive website by K0STK
About the National Silent Key Archive™
The National Silent Key Archive™ is a digital library that protects and preserves photos, data, and stories about our deceased friends and family members who served Amateur Radio and the communities where we live. With a successful National Silent Key Archive, Silent Key data will be preserved and available for the Amateur Fraternity.
The success of the Archive depends mostly on the willingness Amateur Radio Operators to volunteer small segments of time to submit photographs, obituaries, and life event narratives of their deceased Amateur Radio friends and family members. The scope of what the National Silent Key Archive hopes to accomplish requires much more dedication and time than a single individual can put forth. Through the efforts of many, however, the National Silent Key Archive™ can become an outstanding and respected Amateur Radio historical reference.
